Naso sonke leso sizukulwane sabuthelwa koyise ; savela esinye isizukulwane emva kwaso esasingamazi uJeh ova nomsebenzi ayewenzele u - Israyeli.

Wena Jehova uyakubagcina , ubavikele ku lesi sizukulwane kuze kube phakade.

Iminyaka engamashumi amane nganengwa yileso sizukulwane , ngaze ngathi: Bangabantu abanhliziyo zabo zidukile, abazazanga izindlela zami,

Wafakaza nangamanye amazwi amaningi , wabayala wathi : Zisindiseni kulesi sizukulwane esiphambeneyo.

ngalokho nganengwa yileso sizukulwane , ngathi: Bayaduka njalonjalo enhliziyweni yabo, abazazanga izindlela zami,

Sekubuthana kuye izixuku , waqala ukukhuluma , wathi: Lesi sizukulwane siyisizukulwane esibi; sifuna isibonakaliso, kepha asiyikunikwa sibonakaliso, kuphela isibonakaliso sikaJona.

Ngokuba njengalokho uJona waba yisibonakaliso kwabaseNineve , iNdodana yomuntu iyakuba njalo kulesi sizukulwane.

Inkosikazi yaseningizimu iyakusukuma ekwahlulelweni kanye namadoda alesi sizukulwane , iwalahle; ngokuba yavela emikhawulw eni yomhlaba izakuzwa ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni; bhekani, lapha kukhona okukhulu kunoSolomoni.

Amadoda aseNineve ayakusukuma ekwahlulelweni kanye nalesi sizukulwane, asilahle; ngokuba aphenduka ngokushumayela kukaJona ; bhekani, lapha kukhona okukhulu kunoJona. Imifanekiso yesibani (Math. 5:15; Mark. 4:21; Luk. 8:16)

ukuze kubizwe kulesi sizukulwane igazi labaprofethi bonke elachithwa kwasekusekelweni komhlaba,

kusukela egazini lika -Abela kuze kufike egazini likaZakariya owabulawa phakathi kwe-altare nethempeli . Yebo, ngithi kini : Lizakubizwa kulesi sizukulwane.

Kepha kuqala imelwe ukuhlupheka ngokuningi, yaliwe yilesi sizukulwane.

Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lesi sizukulwane asiyikudlula, kungakenzeki konke.

Pho-ke, abantu balesi sizukulwane ngiyakubafanisa nani na ? Bafana nani na?

UJesu waphendula wathi: O sizukulwane esingakholwayo nesiphambeneyo, koze kube nini nginani, nginibekezelela, na? Yilethe lapha indodana yakho.

Ngiqinisile ngithi kini : Lesi sizukulwane asiyikudlula , kungakenzeki konke lokhu.

Wabubula emoyeni wakhe, wathi: Lesi sizukulwane sifunelani isibonakaliso na? Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lesi sizukulwane asiyikunikwa sibonakaliso.

Ngokuba yilowo nalowo onezinhloni ngami nangamazwi ami kulesi sizukulwane esiphingayo nesonakeleyo , neNdodana yom untu iyakuba nezinhloni ngaye , lapho iza ngenkazimulo kaYise kanye nezingelosi ezingcwele.

Waphendula wathi: O sizukulwane esingakholwayo, koze kube nini nginani na? Koze kube nini nginibekezelela na? Yiletheni kimi.

Kepha lesi sizukulwane ngiyakusifanisa nani na ? Sifana nabantwana abahlezi ezigcawini bememeza abanye bethi:

Amadoda aseNineve ayakusukuma ekwahlulelweni kanye nalesi sizukulwane, asilahle; ngokuba aphenduka ngokushumayela kukaJona ; bhekani, kukhona lapha okukhulu kunoJona.

Inkosikazi yaseningizimu iyakusukuma ekwahlulelweni kanye nalesi sizukulwane, isilahle; ngokuba yavela emikhawulweni yomhlaba izakuzwa ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni ; bhekani, lapha kukhona okukhulu kunoSolomoni.

Abesehamba-ke, abuye nabanye omoya abayisikhombisa ababi kunaye , bangene bahlale khona ; kuthi ukugcina kwalowo muntu kuba kubi kunokuqala. Kuyakuba njalo nakulesi sizukulwane esibi. Izihlobo eziyizo zikaJesu (Mark. 3:31; Luk. 8:19)

UJesu waphendula wathi : O! sizukulwane esingakholwayo nesiphambeneyo, koze kube nini nginani na ? Koze kube nini nginibekezelela na? Yiletheni lapha kimi.

Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Konke lokhu kuyakufika phezu kwalesi sizukulwane.

Ngiqinisile ngithi kini : Lesi sizukulwane asiyikudlula kungakenzeki konke lokhu.

UJosefa wafa, nabo bonke abafowabo, naso sonke leso sizukulwane.

Impela akuyikubona noyedwa walaba bantu balesi sizukulwane esibi izwe elihle engafunga ukubanika lona oyihlo,

UJehova wathi kuNowa : Ngena emkhunjini , wena nendlu yakho yonke , ngokuba ngikubonile wena ukuthi uqotho phambi kwami kulesi sizukulwane.

Wena sizukulwane, bheka izwi likaJehova. Bengiyihlane ku-Israyeli, noma izwe lesigayegaye , na? Basholoni abantu bami ukuthi : S esidlubulundile, asisayikubuyela kuwe, na?

Intukuthelo kaJehova yabavuthela abakwa -Israyeli, wabazulisa ehlane iminyaka engamashumi amane , saze saphela sonke leso sizukulwane esasenzile okubi emehlweni kaJehova.